Promises I shouldn't have made...

[Bailes1992]

Went for a meal tonight with the family and dragged the GF along.

We parked on double yellows down a deserted side street. (I know we shouldn't but the restraunt carpark was full) We wearn't in a way of anything etc etc.
The GF paniced as she hates parking on double yellows, so I told her I'd pay her fine if we get tickets...

[lozz]

Them traffic wardens are swines arnt they,

you will have to pay them mate, no choice realy,

itold them to feck off im not paying you that was last year.
it cost me 500 notes in the end,

ive learnt my lesson, and the lesson is dont give these bastids the option to fine you in the first place,

[rwb]

One you had coming, but four is spiteful. Such over zealous unhelpfulness ought to be grounds for dismissal.

[lozz]

One you had coming, but four is spiteful. Such over zealous unhelpfulness ought to be grounds for dismissal.

thats the way it shouid be mate,
but it dont work like that, it costs more in the long run to challenge parking fines .

over here they just send the paperwork off to warwickshire county court
a few months later, you get a big chap at your door pay this or give us the keys to your car sir,

the courts give them enforcement to do what they want,

[Gary406]

my mate spoted a traffic warden booking cars on double yellows outside a pub other night,

it was 9.30pm . couldnt beleive it

[lozz]

They work till around 2am in places up here,
they have little smart cars and 50cc mopeds.

Icouidnt do that job, but they look like they enjoy it
must be the commisions they get on each ticket or summat

[Gary406]

ye its gettin rediculous nowadays. ive seen them on mopeds myself. you cant even park on kerb anymore wen u pop down to local shop .

[lozz]

Best thing to do with parking fines is pay them by Cheque,
if you havent got a cheque book find someone who as

send them a cheque for the fine,

reason why,

pay fine early its cheaper,
pay by cheque takes them longer too get the money 7days iirc

[sirwiggum]

There are times when I see bmws so badly parked / unneccessarily using disabled spots that I *wished* there was a traffic warden about.

[lozz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPIr46MLZag

[plod]

How can you get four? Surely once you have one, and you haven't moved the car there is nothing they can do!

I had to made a few deliveries to All Saints on Regents st London a few years back whilst fitting it out.
Traffic wardens galore, but once the ticket was on the vehicle, they couldn't put another on.
One evening I sat there from 17.30 till 12.45 and only got the one ticket

They take photos of your car, so request the photos - if it shows the car hasn't moved, they can only have you once
They usually take photos of the position of your valve caps in relation to the wheel, so will be the same in all of them.

And send them a cheque for a penny less than the fine

[plod]

Oh look - found this "The Law is that only one PCN can be issued to any vehicle in the same day so for instance if you received a PCN at 23.58 on say monday night then you could get another at 00.02 on tuesday morning."

[lozz]

quote: And send them a cheque for a penny less than the fine

Pmsl


and put the wrong date /year on the cheque,.
theyl send it back and ask for another one, giving them alonger wait

These traffic wardens make me laugh,
have you noticed on the pcns it says you have comited an offence?
iasked them once who gives them the powers to to state someones comited an offence, they wouidnt answer that

[rwb]

who gives them the powers to to state someone's committed an offence

I think it's the 1991 Road Traffic Act which decriminalised parking enforcement. This means that local authorities enforce parking restrictions using parking attendants, rather than the police using Parking Wardens. Parking is now not a criminal offence, but non-payment of the fine imposed by the local authority is a civil offense.

What makes me is that this is another example of how local authorities are being run to benefit themselves (by generating revenue) in preference to providing a service (preventing parking in places where it causes problems to other road users).

[Busman]

quote: And send them a cheque for a penny less than the fine

Pmsl


and put the wrong date /year on the cheque,.
theyl send it back and ask for another one, giving them alonger wait

These traffic wardens make me laugh,
have you noticed on the pcns it says you have comited an offence?
iasked them once who gives them the powers to to state someones comited an offence, they wouidnt answer that

No, don't pay the wrong amount or miss date the cheque. What will happen is that they will class it as non payment and send it straight to court, costing you lots more. It's your responsibility to pay the correct amount, not theirs to chase you.